RaeLea Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I love this question and am delighted to know that there are others who feel the same way. My books are rather cherished and nobody will treat them as well as I do. I am done with lending out my little treasures to find the pages 'dog-eared', stained with beverage rings from being used as coasters and having the bindings cracked. Also, any lending I do is now via e-readers as I love the feature of when you lend out a book, it returns to you in 14 days!!! Hurrah!!! No more missing books or ruined books!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyra_Lyrical Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 I never ever lend books. I know it makes me seem like such a pain some times but honestly, I can't do it. Partially because I frequently go to my books and manga for inspiration, skimming through them for something that will inspire me, or make me burn with a new idea or feeling. With that, it means I can't ever have one book missing from my shelf, most certainly those that are part of a series. Also, I don't know what kind of reader I would be lending to; I don't like doggie-earing readers, or spine-breakers, or even finger-lickers! It breaks my heart seeing books, especially if they were my own, being treated like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexlove Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I lend out very few books, when I do I check up on them every now and then to make sure I get my books back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianca Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I will only ever lend books to my mum! Luckily I have never been asked by friends as none of them read books, I don't think I could trust them to return the book in good condition anyway, so them not asking makes it easier for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookmonkey Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 As most of the books I own are non fiction I'm hardly ever asked to lend them. I'd only lend to my dad and one friend who I know would give them back in good condition. I'd never lend to my sister. She doesn't return anything she borrows; lent her an expensive tape recorder once and she denies she even borrowed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nika Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I always make a list of people I lend books to. There are people who cannot borrow from me and they know it. I am very careful nowadays because I have lost so many great titles. I lend them to my mom and dad because they are careful with them. Sometimes I borrow from others but I always make sure to give them back in a reasonable time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisaMarie Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 People rarely return books. I know this as many of the books on my shelf have been acquired from a friend lending them to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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